2012 was an exceptional year for us. In January
we received our renewal notification for the British Dental Association Good
Practice Scheme which was valid for another 12 months. This scheme is an
external quality benchmark given to practices which meet a high level of accreditation
and standards and is externally audited and verified. Following on from this
external audit and verification we were thrilled with our Care Quality
Commission (CQC) inspection which was conducted in October 2012. We came out of
that with a very positive report and all our staff worked very hard to ensure
that we passed. We are currently applying again to be a training practice in
the dental foundation training scheme in the North West deanery. This will
again require an inspection from two of the training program directors next
month. So all the time our practice is continually alert in order to be
prepared and ready for inspections and quality audits at any time from whatever
source.
On
a personal level I was absolutely thrilled and delighted in August 2012 to be
appointed as a staff specialist in oral surgery at the brand new
state of the art UCLAN dental clinic in Preston. The clinic has four
general dental surgeries; an oral surgery suite (two surgeries and recovery
room) and a 10-chair training suite and will be fully equipped to meet both
treatment and teaching requirements. UCLAN is believed to be one of the few
universities in the country, other than specialist dedicated medical centres,
to have such facilities on site. I
have been at the UCLAN dental clinic for 4 months now and am enjoying every
week that I work there as it brings new challenges. Last week was my first
opportunity to meet my first group of postgraduate students and I was delighted
at what a keen and energetic cohort they were.
The vision of teaching and training that UCLAN has is outstanding and I
am sure that 2013 will see the teaching program go from strength to strength.
We are already looking at a variety of short courses as well as the formal
masters and postgraduate taught programs.
In terms of Dental CATS 2013
sees the abolition of local primary care trusts in April. I have always enjoyed
tremendous support and backing from Heywood Middleton and Rochdale primary care
trust and I look forward to working with the successor body to continue to help
to deliver high-quality specialist dental services in our locality.
After
a great 2012 we are looking to 2013 as a year of progress and consolidation for
Langley Dental Practice. Exciting times and new challenges lie ahead and we
look forward to meeting them.
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